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Friday, January 23, 2004
THE BATTAi;
FDA tries to shut down
company importing drug
By Lauren Neergaard
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Seeking cheaper prescriptions up
WASHINGTON —The fed
eral government moved Thursday
to shut down another company
that imports cheaper Canadian
drugs to the United States.
The Food and Drug
Administration gave Expedite-
Rx of Temple, Texas, 15 days to
quit or face legal action. The
warning letter marks the third
time the FDA has moved to
shut down suppliers who defy
its ban on the importation of
foreign drugs.
Expedite-Rx supplies drugs
to some employees and retirees
of Montgomery, Ala., one of
two U.S. cities so far that are
importing medicines from
Canada in hopes of saving
money. The FDA said Expedite-
Rx’s supplies could put those
people at risk.
Documents from
Montgomery’s program and
Expedite-Rx’s Web site “clear
ly showed they were in viola
tion of federal law,” said FDA
pharmacy affairs director Tom
McGinnis. “The agency’s
going to move aggressively
against anybody breaking fed
eral law and putting public
health at risk.”
Calls to Expedite-Rx and
Montgomery’s city attorney
weren’t immediately returned.
So far, the FDA hasn’t tar
geted consumers buying the
Prescription drugs in Canada
cost less due to a combination
of Canadian price controls and
a favorable exchange rate. On
Thursday, a California senator
proposed legislation that will
allow the state to buy drugs for
its prison system and youth
authority.
linn
Iowa
HI States with
cities who
import
prescription
drugs from
Canada
States
considering
prescription
importation
in 2003
SOURCES: National Conference of State Legislatures Associated Pti
drugs, including Montgomery
and the other city pushing the
practice, Springfield, Mass.
Numerous states are consider
ing similar programs, despite
repeated FDA warnings that the
practice is illegal.
Instead, it targets their sup
pliers. Last year, FDA won a
court’s backing to shut down
one major drug importer, R\
Depot. Springfield’s supplier.
CanaRx, shut its U.S. offices
and moved to Canada after the
FDA threatened to shut down
the business; now the FDA is
pushing Canadian authorities to
take further action to stop its
shipments.
Texas’ pharmacy hoard
ordered Expedite-Rx to quit
processing prescription orders
last July, saying it doesn’t even
hold the needed license to do
business in the state. FDA noted.
conn:
But the company
operating.
The FDA says it cannot:
antee the safety of drugs bcij
abroad, or even that imp-
drugs come from Canac
claimed instead of original:
other countries, likeThailan:
stopping incoming ship®
the government has inteics:
pills made of sugar, contr
substances, animal drugs i
for human use and drugs
other problems.
Brand-name prescnp
drugs can cost half the Ui p
In Thursday’s warning
FDA also cited two«
Temple-based companies is
believes are related
Expedite-Rx: SPC G
Technologies Inc., an insir
claims processor.
Employer Health Options
an insurance company.
Plans finished to drill in Alask
By Josh Heilprin
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Gale
Norton signed off on a plan Thursday for managing
8.8 million acres of Alaska’s North Slope and open
ing most of the acreage to oil and gas development.
Some of the drilling could occur in areas
important for migratory birds, whales and wildlife.
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land
Management will use the plan to manage a north
west portion of the government’s 23.5 million-
acre National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
Geologists believe the reserve may contain 6 bil
lion to 13 billion barrels of oil.
It is located just west of the 1.5 million-acre
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which President
Bush also wants to open to drilling as one of his
top energy priorities. The Senate, in debating a
massive energy bill, has rejected drilling there.
Environmentalists said the management plan
threatens the health of Arctic tundra, ponds and
lakes that are home to wildlife and mign
birds and provide a vital subsistence huntinip
fishing ground for native Alaskans.
The plan makes 7.23 million acres av
for energy leasing, but will defer leasing the<il
1.57 million acres for a decade to see if a*
environmental studies are needed, Intw
Department officials said.
The Interior Department proposed the
ment plan in January' 2(X)3. With few changes,
Is
plan includes creation of a 102,000-1
Kasegaluk Lagoon Special Area fenced offf:
leasing. It is considered particularly sensitive,
is home to beluga whales, spotted seals and
black brandt, a migratory wild goose.
Environmentalists said the management!
rewards Bush administration friends intheoil
gas industry.
“This decision certainly gives big oil and
plenty to be thankful for,” said Eleanor Huffi
regional director in Alaska for The Wilden
Society.
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